underhandedness

un·der·hand·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-han-did]
- /ˈʌn dərˈhæn dɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-han-did]
- /ˈʌn dərˈhæn dɪd/

Definitions of underhandedness word

abbreviation UNDERHANDEDNESS underhand. 1
adjective underhandedness short-handed: By the time of the Navy game, Army usually finds itself underhanded. 1

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Origin of underhandedness

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10; under- + handed

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Parts of speech for Underhandedness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underhandedness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for underhandedness

noun underhandedness

artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.

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